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Car and Driver
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
Corvette ZR1 Is the Quickest RWD Car to 60 MPH We've Ever Tested
The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is now the quickest rear-wheel-drive car we've ever tested, reaching 60 mph in just 2.2 seconds. That is one-tenth quicker to 60 mph than the McLaren 750S, and two-tenths ahead of the Ferrari 296GTB. The Corvette ZR1 continues to pull ahead as speeds rise, eclipsing 150 mph a full second ahead of the McLaren, which costs over $200K more as tested. Welcome to Car and Driver's Testing Hub, where we zoom in on the test numbers. We've been pushing vehicles to their limits since 1956 to provide objective data to bolster our subjective impressions (you can see how we test here). The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has one-upped the McLaren 750S while costing over $100,000 less. The 750S had become the quickest rear-wheel-drive car ever tested by Car and Driver last year, snatching the crown from the Ferrari 296GTB. But now the latest Corvette ZR1—propelled by a twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 emitting a whopping 1064 horsepower—has completed the sprint to 60 mph even quicker, blasting to the mile-a-minute mark in just 2.2 seconds. Michael Simari | Car and Driver That puts the Corvette ZR1 one-tenth of a second ahead of the McLaren 750S, which itself beat the Ferrari by a single tenth. While the 296GTB utilizes a hybrid powertrain that pairs a turbocharged V-6 with an electric motor, the 750S keeps it simple with a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8. The McLaren is an immensely potent car, the eight-cylinder engine producing 740 hp and 590 pound-feet of torque, but it pales in comparison to the Corvette ZR1's 1064-hp and 828-pound-foot output. The Corvette's horsepower advantage helped the American supercar overcome its significantly higher curb weight, with the ZR1 tipping the scales at 3831 pounds. That is 299 pounds heavier than the Ferrari and a massive 625 pounds heavier than the McLaren. But power makes up for a lot of sins, and the ZR1 is still comfortably on top when it comes to power to weight, with each of the LT7's ponies ferrying 3.6 pounds of Corvette compared with both the McLaren and Ferrari at 4.3 pounds per horsepower. Another key factor was the Corvette's rubber, with the ZR1 riding on sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2R ZP tires with a 275-millimeter section width up front and an insane 345-mm section width at the rear. The McLaren, meanwhile, made do with Pirelli P Zero Trofeo tires measuring 245 mm wide and 305 mm wide at the front and rear, respectively. While the Corvette was only one-tenth of a second ahead of the 750S at 60 mph, that gap expanded as speeds rose. The ZR1 hit 100 mph in just 4.5 seconds, three-tenths ahead of the McLaren, while 130 mph arrived in 7.1 seconds, giving it a 0.6-second lead. The Ferrari, for context, reached 100 mph in 4.7 seconds and 130 mph in 7.3 seconds, sneaking back ahead of the 750S by each of those marks. Michael Simari | Car and Driver The ZR1's numbers only get crazier. The Corvette dispatches the quarter-mile in 9.5 seconds, crossing the line at 149 mph. The McLaren, meanwhile, needed 9.8 seconds at 145 mph, and the Ferrari completed the run in 9.7 seconds at 150 mph. Speaking of 150 mph, the Corvette reached that speed in a mere 9.7 seconds, a full second ahead of the 750S, although the 296GTB matched the Corvette's time. When the McLaren 750S beat out the Ferrari 296GTB for the title of quickest-accelerating RWD car tested by Car and Driver, there was a slight caveat. The McLaren only took the win in the sprint to 60 mph, losing out to its Italian rival in the dash to 100 mph, 150 mph, and over a quarter-mile. But the Corvette ZR1 unequivocally is now the king, triumphing over the McLaren and Ferrari in just about every acceleration metric. And the American monster did so while costing significantly less, with the ZR1 carrying an as-tested price of $205,265, versus $538,399 for the Ferrari and $449,790 for the McLaren. Caleb Miller Associate News Editor Caleb Miller began blogging about cars at 13 years old, and he realized his dream of writing for a car magazine after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and joining the Car and Driver team. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to one day own something bizarre like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Yahoo
Why isn't Olmsted County or RPD getting rich off criminals' goodies?
Feb. 16—Dear Answer Man: What does Olmsted County do with all the property it confiscates when it arrests criminals? Are those items put up for sale? And if, so, where can I buy them? I'm assuming whatever is confiscated comes pretty cheap? — Looking For a Deal. Dear Deal, If your goal is to get a great deal on a McLaren 750S, you might want to check the police auction in Miami. Around these parts, the best you'll find — we're working off 2023 data here — is the 2003 Mercury Sable sold by Olmsted County for $1,575. Yep, RPD and Olmsted County are fresh out of supercars, cigar boats and yachts. Now, if a cool turn-of-the-century Mercury is your jam (and why wouldn't it be?), let's go through the process of getting one for the low, low price of $1,575. First, in Minnesota, a piece of property can be confiscated — the process is called asset forfeiture — if it meets one of the following conditions. A property is subject to forfeiture if it was either personal property used or intended for use to commit or facilitate the commission of a designated offense; or real or personal property representing the proceeds of a designated offense. So, say you're going to use a 2003 Mercury Sable to transport drugs (retail value of the drugs must be more than $25), then that car can be seized and sold. Or, say you sell a lot of drugs, and the money you made off your illicit enterprise is used to buy a sweet 2003 Mercury Sable, then law enforcement can confiscate that car and sell it to someone at auction. The asset in question does not have to be a Mercury Sable. In 2023, Olmsted County also sold a Saturn SL, a Honda Accord and a Dodge Ram. None of this represented a get-rich-quick scheme for the county. All told, Olmsted County netted $4,227 from asset forfeiture in 2023. Rochester Police did somewhat better, but only because RPD ignored the forfeiture of assets that weren't cash money. RPD sold a couple of cars back to the owners, and the agency simply did away with a confiscated firearm. But when a drug crime was committed and there was cash on hand, RPD took the money to the tune of $22,372 and a total asset forfeiture net profit of $23,496. And, without going too far into the law, there are rules for what can and cannot be seized. In 2021, the Legislature put some further guardrails on administrative forfeiture. Not-so-coincidentally, the number of forfeitures statewide has been falling over the last few years, from nearly 8,000 in 2019 to less than 4,000 in 2023. Does RPD — or Olmsted County for that matter — just apply that money to its general fund? Not exactly. First, proceeds from a property sale must be first applied to satisfy any valid liens, forfeiture sales expenses or to pay court-ordered restitution. Remaining proceeds from a sale then get distributed with 70% going to the law enforcement agency, 20% going to the prosecuting agency and 10% going to the state general fund. All that is to say, asset forfeiture isn't a big deal in Olmsted County or in Minnesota in general. Statewide, the net proceeds in 2023 were $4,392,712 from 3,873 completed forfeitures across 243 law enforcement agencies: federal, state and local. Still, keep an eye out for any 2003 Mercury Sables. The LS version has a 200-horsepower engine (the non-LS engine produces 157 hp). Sure, it's not the 710 hp of a McLaren, but you also don't have to go all the way to Miami. Send questions to Answer Man at answerman@ .
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tate McRae's New Banger Single 'Sports Car' Not Having A Sports Car In The Music Video Is A Crime
Burgeoning Canadian pop girlie Tate McRae is getting ready to release her third studio album, titled 'So Close to What,' in just a few weeks, and on Friday she dropped the third single from the album. It's an absolute banger, and I'm not just saying that because the song is called 'Sports Car' and this is allegedly a car website. McRae also dropped the music video on Friday, and it's also great, but there is one huge glaring flaw: There isn't actually a sports car in the video! This is a crime, honestly. She could've easily added to the pantheon of great automotive music videos, but instead the video consists of McRae dancing in a bunch of different rooms decorated with all sorts of random, strange stuff. There's a horse in one of the rooms, and in another scene McRae is dancing in an aquarium filled with water. She really is a fantastic dancer, so why didn't they rent a random sports car and have her dance on or around it? It makes no sense. Even more annoyingly, she's wearing a racing helmet in one of the scenes, and there's an engine block on the floor of the room the horse is in! But, like I said, at least the song is excellent, and it does have car-related lyrics. McRae is addressing the man she's interested in, singing about all the places they should hook up in, including his sports car: Where'd you put those keys?We can share one seatWe can share one seatIn the alley, in the backIn the center of this roomWith the windows rolled downBoy, don't make me chooseIn the alley, in the backIn the center of this roomWith the windows rolled downBoy, don't makе me chooseI think you know what this isI think you wanna uhNo, you ain't got no Mrs. Oh, but you got a sports carWe can uh-uh in itWhilе you drive it real far McRae did have some good cars in the music video for her single 2 Hands, which dropped a couple months ago. She whips a bright orange McLaren 750S through a neighborhood and dances on top of an '80s Cadillac while dressed in a racing suit that's got her name on it. There's also a scene with other dancers wearing the same racing suits, doing a pit stop–esque routine in a gas station. Pop stars, I implore you — if you've got a hit song with car-themed lyrics, or especially a car-themed title, you've gotta put a car in the music video. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
